Yoga for Healthy Aging & Fracture Prevention: Focus on Balance

One of the inevitable changes of aging is a gradual loss of the ability to balance. While this may at first seem insignificant, it is a key factor in the increased risk of fractures people face as they get older. Most fractures of the hip, wrists, or ankle are preceded by a fall, and the … Continued

Yoga as Medicine – A New Paradigm for Health

In this course Dr. Timothy McCall will provide an overview of the emerging field of yoga therapy: the use of yoga and its vast toolbox to help treat virtually any  health condition — physical or psychological. Yoga therapy has grown enormously in the last several years, there are ever-increasing numbers of scientific studies examining its effectiveness, … Continued

Yoga for the Female Pelvic Floor: Keys to Lifelong Health

Most people know the importance of core strengthening for health and long-term well-being, but the pelvic floor is an important group of core muscles, which tend to get ignored. “The torso is like a tote bag for your organs,” says Leslie Howard, a Bay area yoga teacher who conducts workshops nationally on pelvic floor strengthening to … Continued

Prenatal Yoga Essentials for a Healthy Pregnancy & Birth

Every pregnancy is different, even for the same the woman. The journey can be both exciting and daunting, especially when trying to safely navigate an ever-changing body through the trimesters. The key to confidence in pregnancy is learning how to utilize the gifts of yoga to better support a woman’s body, mind and heart.  So … Continued

Are Hip Openers Bad for Your Hips? Benefits, Kinesiology and Precautions

Many yoga classes speak about the benefits of hip “opening”, and yet surprisingly, the most common injuries in yoga are related to the hips – back pain, QL issues, piriformis syndrome, labrum tears, SI Joint and knee issues. This begs the question – what are we actually doing in hip openers? It is a little … Continued

Yoga for Children

Lana Reed (aka Shakta Khalsa)  is one of the world’s leading experts on children and yoga, having worked with both since the mid-1970s. She is a trained yoga professional at the highest level (ERYT-500), In this 4-part audio series Lana discusses the following topics: Lesson One: Giving Children the Gift of Yoga Lesson Two: Yoga for … Continued

Healthy Breast Care The Natural Way

Keeping your breasts healthy means keeping your lymphatic system healthy. In this audio yoga download by yoga therapist Lana Reed (aka Shakta Khalsa), you will learn 12 simple things you can do daily to make sure your lymphatic system is able to do its job of removing toxins. Some of these health tips come from the … Continued

Mindful Menopause – Yoga for Hot Women of a Certain Age

The symptoms of menopause begin earlier than most people realize, and last longer. In a racially, ethnically and geographically diverse group of 1,449 women with frequent hot flashes or night sweats — the largest study to date found that the symptoms associated with menopause can last up to fourteen years after a woman’s last period. Menopause … Continued

Yoga for Kids: Fostering Emotional Well-being, Creativity, and Imagination

Children are natural yogis. Their sense of playfulness and willingness to try new and often challenges yoga poses, activities and exercises allows for tremendous inner and outer growth and development. In this 2-part online course with children’s yoga expert Donna Freeman, founder of Yoga in My School, focuses on how the ancient practice of yoga can help our … Continued

Ayurvedic Guide to Effortless Weight Regulation: Resetting the Digestive Fire

“Self-care has become the dominant focus of prevention over the past few decades,” writes Deepak Chopra in his introduction to Dr. Suhas Kshirsagar’s new book, The Hot Belly Diet. “health is a positive state whose elements—balance, energy, a sense of well-being, resistance to disease, and the promoting of healing—are exactly what Ayurveda aims to maintain … Continued

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